This statistic shows the biggest cities in Costa Rica in 2020. In 2020, approximately **** million people lived in San José , making it the biggest city in Costa Rica.

Population in largest city in Costa Rica was reported at 1482460 in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Costa Rica - Population in largest city - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

Costa Rica CR: Population in Largest City data was reported at 1,482,460.000 Person in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,461,989.000 Person for 2023. Costa Rica CR: Population in Largest City data is updated yearly, averaging 791,543.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2024, with 65 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,482,460.000 Person in 2024 and a record low of 229,792.000 Person in 1960. Costa Rica CR: Population in Largest City data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.;United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.;;

Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in Costa Rica was reported at 34.75 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Costa Rica - Population in the largest city - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

Costa Rica CR: Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population data was reported at 34.747 % in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 34.658 % for 2023. Costa Rica CR: Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population data is updated yearly, averaging 46.499 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2024, with 65 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 51.171 % in 1963 and a record low of 34.420 % in 2020. Costa Rica CR: Population in Largest City: as % of Urban Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.;United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.;Weighted average;

In 2022, San José and Alajuela were the most populated provinces in Costa Rica, with over a million inhabitants each. The Central American country has a high concentration of the population in the urban area known as Central Valley.

Graph and download economic data for Geographical Outreach: Number of Branches in 3 Largest Cities, Excluding Headquarters, for Other Deposit Takers for Costa Rica (CRIFCBODDLNUM) from 2004 to 2015 about Costa Rica and branches.

Of the cities who have experienced cost of living increases, the top three are located in Latin America, *** in Mexico and *** in Costa Rica. Each moved **, **, and ** spots in the ranking respectively since 2022. Due to increases in interest rates, the Mexican peso and Costa Rican colón have both appreciated against the U.S. Dollar. Comparatively, Singapore and Zurich were ranked the most expensive cities in the world.

Data for Good Meta. High resolution population estimates for Costa Rica. Includes total population, men, women, women of reproductive age, elderly, youth, and children subgroups. Creative Commons Attribute International License.

To facilitate population data retrieval across scale, we segment spatial coverage into equal sized tiles. GPU enabled spatial join via RapidsAI was employed to assign population information with each vector tile.

Reference: Facebook Connectivity Lab and Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2016. High Resolution Settlement Layer (HRSL). Source imagery for HRSL © 2016 DigitalGlobe. Accessed 7 April 2023.

最大城市人口占城市总人口的百分比在12-01-2024达34.747%，相较于12-01-2023的34.658%有所增长。最大城市人口占城市总人口的百分比数据按年更新，12-01-1960至12-01-2024期间平均值为46.499%，共65份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-1963，达51.171%，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-2020，为34.420%。CEIC提供的最大城市人口占城市总人口的百分比数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于全球数据库的哥斯达黎加 – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics。

最大城市人口在12-01-2024达1,482,460.000人，相较于12-01-2023的1,461,989.000人有所增长。最大城市人口数据按年更新，12-01-1960至12-01-2024期间平均值为791,543.000人，共65份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-2024，达1,482,460.000人，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-1960，为229,792.000人。CEIC提供的最大城市人口数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于全球数据库的哥斯达黎加 – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics。

San Juan in Puerto Rico registered the highest price of meals for business travelers in Latin America in the second quarter of 2025, with a daily cost of *** U.S. dollars. San José in Costa Rica was the second in the list at that time.

Myxomycetes are amoebae that disperse through spores and are useful for addressing ecological questions on microorganisms. The study of urban myxomycete dynamics is incipient but a few attempts in the Neotropics have been carried out. In Costa Rica, myxomycetes have been well studied in forested areas, but not that much in urban situations. In order to document myxomycetes in Costa Rica´s largest urban extent for an evaluation of the degree to which their presence is related to air quality and chemical values associated with woody substrates. For this, a two-year, double protocol survey for myxomycetes was carried out in 12 locations within Costa Rica´s Metro Area. Both air quality and chemical values associated with bark in the same locations were also obtained. A total of 32 morphospecies of myxomycetes were identified and higher biodiversity values were found in the southern portion of the Metro Area. A northern study location in Heredia was the exception to this pattern. Response variables showed moderate correlations with copper, zinc, and air quality variables; and multiple regression analyses demonstrated to be highly correlated with Shannon´s Diversity Index. This dataset confirms the presence of a core of myxomycete species in Costa Rica’s Metro Area and proposes both a primary and a secondary level of ecological control of myxomycetes in urban systems

Latin American fertility study conducted between 1964-66. The seven cities included in the study are Bogota, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Caracas, Panama City, Rio de Janeiro, and San Jose (Costa Rica). The three largest Latin American cities included were Buenos Aires, Mexico and Rio de Janeiro. Medium sized cities were represented by Bogota and Caracas. The smallest cities included were Panama City and San Jose. Individuals surveyed were women, 20-50 years of age and all marital statuses. These city studies were conducted from 1964-66 in each country by national institutions with the design and supervision of the U.N. Demographic Training Center, CELADE, in Santiago. The Community and Family Study Center of the University of Chicago standardized the codes and the Population Council organized them into the present format. Topics included urbanization, levels and trends of fertility, attitudes and opinions toward desired family size and family planning, use of contraceptives, attitudes toward their use, and means of communicating about them. Additional demographic, economic, social and psychological details were also gathered.